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How to Update the Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:36:48 +0000

The AOKP update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean is now available for those waiting on the update from Samsung. AOKP ROM’s also called Open Kang Project, are a popular set of ROM’s for updating devices and or installing custom ROM’s. They are fast, stable and based on the AOSP release [...]

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How to Install Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on the Samsung Galaxy S3

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:57:10 +0000

If you have a Samsung Galaxy S3 there is a good chance you want Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on it without having to wait on your carrier. This will explain how you can install Android 4.2 on your Galaxy S3 easily without waiting. Thank you to all of the developers at CyanogenMod that have made [...]

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Google Nexus 4 gets CyanogenMod 10.1 Custom ROM

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:33:20 +0000

Google’s new Nexus 4 now has a nightly build available for CyanogenMod 10.1. Here at Android Advice, we love CyanogenMod and it is easily the most popular custom ROM for Android devices at this time. CyanogenMod is lightweight and incredibly fast in comparison to other ROM’s with unparalleled support. If you are looking to customize [...]

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How to Root the Nexus 4 (root instructions)

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:33:00 +0000

If you got your hands on the Nexus 4 before Google Play ran out then you will be happy to know you can root it as soon as it hits your hands. XDA Member HQRaja has given us a root method that you can use on the Nexus 4 right out of the box. The [...]

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Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S Factory Images Released by Google

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:55:26 +0000

Google has decided it was time to release the source code for a few of their Nexus devices on Sprint and AT&T. Samsung just recently released source for their Galaxy S III Mini, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Tab devices. Now its Google’s turn with source codes released for a few of theirs. The devices [...]

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Android 4.2 Keyboard APK Available (Download)

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:48:08 +0000

There is already an APK and flash-able zip available to install the Android 4.2 keyboard on Android devices. Before you get too excited though you need to be sure that your device runs at least Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for this to work properly. Android 4.2 Keyboard APK (Download) Installing via the apk does [...]

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How to Root the Motorola Photon Q

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:49:33 +0000

The Photon Q has an easy one click root method available thanks to XDA member OP. The one click root method is called “motofail2go” and is currently available to use on Windows machines only. If you have a Motorola Photon Q and want to root it to gain access to everything that Android has to [...]

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How to Root the Motorola Atrix HD

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:40:36 +0000

The Atrix HD has an easy one click root method available thanks to XDA member OP. The one click root method is called “motofail2go” and is currently available to use on Windows machines only. If you have a Motorola Atrix HD and want to root it to gain access to everything that Android has to [...]

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How to Root the Motorola Droid RAZR M

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:30:28 +0000

The Droid RAZR M has an easy one click root method available thanks to XDA member OP. The one click root method is called “motofail2go” and is currently available to use on Windows machines only. If you have a Motorola Droid RAZR M and want to root it to gain access to everything that Android [...]

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How to Make Phone Calls on your Nexus 7 or other Android Tablet

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:55:41 +0000

You can now make outgoing and receive incoming phone calls with your Nexus 7, or any other Android tablet, using your Google Voice number. Keep in mind that both methods of turning your Android tablet into a phone require root access in order to make the changes to the required files. Also both methods will [...]

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Based ROM CyanogenMod 10 (CM10)

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:42:09 +0000

Since Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean this year at Google I/O the CyanogenMod team has started working on the newest iteration of CyanogenMod now known as CM10. CM10 is the popular CyanogenMod teams version of its custom ROM based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that can already be seen partially working now. The CyanogenMod [...]

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How to Root the Google Nexus 7 Tablet

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:30:57 +0000

The first thing that most Android users ask is how do I root my nice new device, well root access is already available on the Google Nexus 7. There are a few steps that need to be completed to gain root access on the Nexus 7 although nothing is too difficult. Below are the detailed [...]

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Download the Jelly Bean Factory Image for Google’s Nexus 7

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:34:26 +0000

Soon after Google announced the Nexus 7 tablet they made the factory image available for download. Google released the Android 4.1 factory image for the Nexus 7 on their developers website. The size of the image is surprisingly small coming in at 246MB and even if you don’t need it right now it may be [...]

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Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Google Nexus 7

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:29:32 +0000

Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Google Nexus 7 is actually a simple process that can be found below. If you have a Nexus 7 (or will be getting one) you will notice that there really isn’t a long drawn out process to mod anything on it being a pure Android experience. How to Flash ClockworkMod [...]

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How to Unlock the Google Nexus 7 Bootloader

Brandon (Moki) Orndorff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:07:59 +0000

The Google Nexus 7 Android tablet has been up for pre-order now for a few days and already there is a factory image and instructions to unlock the bootloader. In order to unlock the bootloader you will need a basic knowledge of adb and the Android SDK downloaded on your computer. NOTE: Unlocking the bootloader [...]

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